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This photo is a full size "Diorama" inside the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria. The sea animals are actual preserved animals shown in their true habitat in the shores of British Columbia. There are many Dioramas in the museum that shows British Columbia's marine life full size.
The Diorama was a popular entertainment in Paris, England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1822 to 1880. An alternative to the also popular "Panorama" (panoramic painting), the Diorama was a theatrical experience viewed by an audience in a highly specialized theatre. As many as 350 patrons would file in to view a landscape painting that would change its appearance both subtly and dramatically. Most would stand, though limited seating was provided. The show lasted 10 to 15 minutes, after which time the entire audience (on a massive turntable) would rotate to view a second painting. Later models of the Diorama theater even held a third painting.
The size of the proscenium was 24 feet wide by 21 feet high (7.3 meters x 6.4 meters). Each scene was hand-painted on linen, which was made transparent in selected areas. A series of these multi-layered, linen panels were arranged in a deep, truncated tunnel, then illuminated by re-directed sunlight. Depending on the direction and intensity of the skillfully manipulated light, the scene would appear to change. The effect was so subtle and finely rendered that both critics and the public were astounded, believing they were looking at a natural scene.
The inventor and proprietor of the Diorama was Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851), formerly a decorator, manufacturer of mirrors, painter of Panoramas, and masterly designer and painter of theatrical stage illusions. Daguerre would later co-invent the daguerreotype, the first widely used method of photography.
Information above taken from Wikipedia.
Nikon D200
2007/08/11 12:26:20.2
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 VR AF-S
Focal Length: 24mm
Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/25 sec - F/3.8
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 640
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode III (adobe RGB)
Tone Comp.: Normal
Hue Adjustment: 0
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium High
Image Comment: Copyright (c) 2007 Andre' Salvador
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Ciao
This is a fine image directed by simplicity!
This is a well composed presentation,
Excellent capture of the moment.
Creative composition!
Greetings,
Sergio